Searching for Significance among Drug Lords and Death Squads: The Covert Netherworld as Invisible Incubator for Illicit Commerce

<p class="p1">In a search for appropriate theory, this essay inserts drug trafficking, the world’s largest illicit economic activity, within a wider analytical frame called the ‘covert netherworld.’ Through the convergence of three factors—covert operations, illicit commerce, and soc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alfred W. McCoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LSE Press 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Illicit Economies and Development
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Online Access:https://jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/8